Accountable Care Organizations

Having completed the assigned reading, you should now have a basic understanding of the key characteristics of accountable care organizations. For the Module 3 Case Assignment, conduct additional research as needed and prepare a 3- to 5-page paper to address the following questions:
1.What feature(s) enable ACOs to control cost and improve quality of care?
2.Discuss the pros and cons of these three payment methods: (1) Fee-For-Service; (2) Global Payment (i.e., risk-adjusted capitation); and (3) Episode-Based Bundled Payment as a principle way of reimbursing ACOs.

The following items will be assessed in particular:
�Your ability to define strategic planning in a healthcare organization.
�Your ability to identify the barriers an organization will encounter during the process.
�Your ability to make suggestions on how to overcome these barriers.
�Use and application of literature, expert opinion and case examples from your research to support your position, key points, and explanations. Although APA is preferred, you are not required to use it. You must, however, use a consistent format to cite references in your paper